replacement for pull ups?

ive been training with the mark hatmaker 'gladiator conditioning' dvd for a while, but i need a replacement for the pull up section, as i dont have access to a bar or approprite bit of ceiling to hang off. any ideas?

if it makes a difference, i'm interested in it for boxing rather than grappling..

The pull-up's primary target are Lats. Muscles used to assist in the movement are: Biceps, Brachialis and Brachioradials, Teres, Rhomboids, and Traps (a few others too). Exercises that hit this group of muslces are pull-up/chin-ups and they're derivatizes. You can also use various "pull down" motions on gym equipment.

Another way to hit the lats is in a compound motion addressing a large portion of the back such as rows. Bent-over rows accomplish this with free weights. You can use a barbell or bumb bells.

Like Omar said, spend $20 bucks a get a doorway bar. It's one of the high return on investment pieces of hardware yo can find.

If you want to improve quickly with the pull-ups, hit a rock climbing gym and start bouldering and climbing routes. I found that I improved dramatically faster than with just doing pull-ups. And your grip will become freakishly strong as well too.

ive been training with the mark hatmaker 'gladiator conditioning' dvd for a while, but i need a replacement for the pull up section, as i dont have access to a bar or approprite bit of ceiling to hang off. any ideas?

if it makes a difference, i'm interested in it for boxing rather than grappling..

any help would be really, really appreciated..

cheers all

Just get ghetto with it and use your door. Throw a towel over the top, prop it open against the wall as far as you can, and do your pullups there. Or find a tree outside somewhere you can grab onto and do them there. That's a good DVD btw, I own a copy myself. Nothing too new or extraordinary, but a good routine for functional strength.